Friday, March 29, AD 2024 12:24am

Recruits in the Cause of Liberty

 

I have always loved these scenes from The Patriot (2001).  It calls to my mind stories that my father told me that the day after Pearl Harbor in Paris, Illinois, long lines of men and teenage boys were waiting patiently for the enlistment offices to open to sign up for the War.

 

 

 

 

 

Another scene from the movie, appropriate for Independence Day:

 

Happy 243rd Independence Day to the readers, commenters and contributors of TAC!

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Christine
Christine
Wednesday, July 4, AD 2018 9:37am

Thank you for your posts! Always good, a bit of history, upbeat…and Fortnight was excellent!
Happy Fourth!

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